apps - cloud based management information systems (mis)
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Bromcom AppsThere’s an App for that!
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Bromcom Apps
For people on the go, our fully featured Apps allow you to stay connected to the MIS, wherever you are. We have Apps for Staff, Students and Parents, all with their own unique features and options.
Parent AppThe MyChildAtSchool Parent App for schools provides real-time pupil information, showing attendance, behaviour, assessments, timetables, homework, clubs, trips, parents’ evenings and much more.
Student AppStudents can view homework assignments, check their lesson timetable, exams and behaviour history in real-time via our interactive school App for iOS and Android.
Teacher AppTeachers can take registers, record behaviour, send messages, manage parents' evenings, make class observations, check their live timetable and much more!
Feature What it does
MCAS –Dashboard
Gives parents a summary overview of key student areas by module
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MCAS – Announcements
Allows the school to communicate with all parents or focus on a selected audience based on student groups, including attaching documents
Parents have an at-a-glance viewof the most important areas oftheir child’s school activity,including a menu toggle view toswitch between siblings at thesame school
Schools can target selectedgroups efficiently. Key documentscan be made available to aselected group, such as importantinformation for a trip, which doesnot affect the whole school
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MCAS – Attendance
Real time Attendance history and current lesson data
Parents are kept up-to-date live as to the Attendance of their child for any period and see any potential areas for engagement with their child or the school
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MCAS – Behaviour
Displays positive/negative/neutral events as determined by the school
• Parents have an up-to-dateoverview of their child’s Behaviour,both positive and negative topermit informed discussions withthe school
Benefits
Gives parents visibility of the homework tasks and key resources set by a subject teacher, including due dates etc
Parents can be engaged in thelearning experience with completevisibility of the homework statusand feedback (if enabled by theschool)
MCAS –Homework
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Detailed Specifications: Parent App
MCAS – On Report
Student Report card is maintained electronically and completed by a student’s teachers as they go from lesson to lesson
• Parents can view and support theirchild’s Behaviour and engage inopen discussions with the school
MCAS – Parents Evening
Schools can either allow parents to book their own appointments with teachers or create the appointments for parents to view only
Option to message teacher directly
Schools can target selected groups efficiently. Key documents can be made available to a selected group, such as important information for a trip, which does not affect the whole school
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MCAS – Attendance
Real time Attendance history and current lesson data
Reduces school admin if parents are allowed to book their own appointments and has an option to allow parents to message a teacher directly
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MCAS – Reports
Reports and letters can be uploaded for parents to view
• Schools can go paperless forreports and letters
MCAS – Timetable and Academic Calendar
Timetable displays a student’s timetable; Academic Calendar will show school Events/-Clubs etc.
Schools can offer a fully secure online payment system for a range of school-related activities: clubs, wrap-around care, trips, dinner and school shop. Manual option available within MCAS Administration
MCAS –Online Payments
Cashless payment method reduces the risk of handling cash and has full accounting management, helping staff to manage their day to day tasks efficiently: orders, payments, balances, refunds & cancellation management
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Parents can see which lessons their child has and with whom as well as having access to school events in calendar format
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MCAS – Clubs, Trips and Wrapround Care
Schools can setup any type of Club or Trip, including free, paid, running balance for pre and after school care. Individual consent permissions can be sought as required
• School can setup any type ofactivity and arrange a paymentstructure to fit their needs – fullpayment, instalments, free, runningbalance, including creating manualoffice-side orders. Refund/cancellation management availableall handled as secure onlinetransactions with full order visibility
Consent for specific activity can besought over and above schoolstandard consent process
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MCAS – School Shop
School can manage uniform, & equipment sales etc.
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MCAS – Dinners
Parents can see meals ordered/taken and make payments/top up dinner money with both credit/debit balances displayed
• Dinner Money can be paid directlyby parents and balances integratedautomatically into Bromcom ormaintained by the office wherethird party cashless catering isin place
Allows a school to display upcoming/past timetables as well as examination results for students
MCAS –Exam Results and Exam Timetables
Parents can be better informed and easily keep track of their child’s Examination commitments and results
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School can offer prod-ucts for purchase online, controlling who can purchase and set limits, payment options etc.
MCAS –Important Documents
Allows a school to upload key documents for parents which are visible in its own page to distinguish from other reports or letters
The school can keep parents informed of important, essential information in a controlled and efficient manner
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MCAS – Parental Consent
• Parents will have completevisibility of the current status ofkey consents requested by theschool and revoke consent online,if enabled. School Administrationis improved
MCAS – Personal Account Settings
Reduced office burden on maintaining contact details’ records using a simple approval method to update the MIS
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App – all MCAS browser features*
Allows parents to view student data without a browser
• Parents are kept informed of allstudent activity on the go.
Push notification and MCAS messaging
App –Communication
Parents notified instantly and can reply/create messages to the school via the App
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Allows contacts to edit/update their contact details or that of their child(ren)
App –Account management
Allows a parent to add multiple accounts for children at different schools
Parent does not have to remember school account details and can switch from one to another very easily
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Allows the school to either display Parental Consent data as read only or allows it to permit parents to give/revoke their consent online
Secure payment option for Clubs, Trips Wraparound Care, Dinner Money and School Shop
App –Online Payments
Balances made easier for parents to manage across a full range of school paid/free activities
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App –Announcements
Schools can send Announcements to specific parental audience
Customisable Announcements can be directed to selected parent groups or whole school as desired
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App –Profile
Allows parents to control their settings and security with minimum effort
Simple and secure to maintain PIN and account settings. School details included, biometric authentication, order history and Paypoint balance
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Detailed Specifications: Student App
Feature What it does
A page of information about the subjects that the student is taking
Student Portal Dashboard
My Subjects
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Provides the student a summary overview of various key areas of information
Student has an at-a-glance view of important areas of school information
My TimetableTimetable view of the student’s lessons for the week in a grid
My Lesson Plans
Compiles all lesson plans created by the student’s teachers into one place
• Student can configure the dashboard to make it easier for them to access information
• Provides shortcuts to further information with drill-downs
• See subject name, class, teacher, class attendance in a table view
• Search within the table to find information quickly
• Each subject has a space, like a web page for customisable information related to the subject
• Digital version of the student’s timetable means they always know which lesson they need to be if they have access to the Student Portal or App
• Changes to the timetable are updated in real time with the portal and App
• Colour coded with the defined subject colours to make the timetable more accessible
• Lesson plans are digital worksheets that can include text, images, links and attached files making them flexible and powerful
• The student has access to digital copies of teacher lesson plans reducing the need for printing and copying
Compiles all self-marking quizzes set by teachers into a grid. The quizzes can be taken from within the student portal
My Quizzes
Students can reinforce their learning bytaking self-marking quizzes set byteachers as a learning resource
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Various question types are supported fora varied and flexible learning experience
Shows the student’s Attendance to marks for both AM/PM sessions and to their individual classes. Attendance percentage is also summarised in a chart
My AttendanceKeeps the student aware of their attendance percentage figures and attendance marks in real time
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My Homework
Compiles all homework set digitally by teachers into one place. Homework can be submitted and feedback reviewed from here
• Like a digital homework diary, it keepsstudents organised and aware of anyhomework set
• Due dates, submitted homework andlate homework is presented to thestudent
• Scores and marks are recorded digitally
• The student can view historicalhomework and submissions
A cloud storage space for the student to store electronic files
My ResourcesA useful repository for any electronic files that the student may need to access online or through the App
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Shows selection of the student’s assessment marks and grades for various points in the academic year
My Assessment
The student has an overview of how they are performing and can see progress in their grades and marks throughout theyear
Shows any individual reports and letter that are published for the student
My ReportsDigital versions of reports and letters reduces the need for school to print whichsaves resources and administration time
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Shows positive/negative/neutral behaviour events logged for the student
My Behaviour
The student is completely aware of his/her Behaviour Event log which can improve communication and discussion with school staff and parents
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If the student is involved in an exam season, a specific exam timetable is shown
Exam Timetable
Digital version of the student’s timetablemeans they always know which lesson
they need to be if they have access to theStudent Portal or App
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MessagesTwo-way electronic communication betweenstudent and teachers
• Communication is stored within theStudent Portal and email addresses arenot required
• Improves communication betweenstudent and teachers
• The school can enable or disablemessaging as required
Shows any validated exam resultsExam Results The student has an overview and record
of how they have performed in Exams•
Shows any general notifications or news items that the school publishes to the student
News feed
Keeps the student informed of schoolAnnouncements and News
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News items can be scheduled to start and finish
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Lists the student’s recent activities such as submission of homework
RecentActivities
Provides an audit trail for the student and helps remind them what tasks they have already done
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A collection of electronic bookmarks to useful websites
Bookmarks
The school can curate a list of usefulwebsites and publish to the Student Portal.
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The student can augment the list by adding their own bookmarks to useful websites
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A forum for class or group discussion moderated by a member of staff
Group Forum
Provides an online form for discussionbetween student peers and a member of staff
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This can be enabled or disabled by the school
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Shows an agenda view of school calendar events and gives the student the ability to add their own events
Upcoming Events
• An electronic agenda keeps the studentinformed about a timeline of events
Together with the homework recordremoves the need for hard-copy diaries
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Link cloud storage
Allows the student toupload to Student Portal directly from their OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox files
• Avoids having to copy files from cloudstorage to Student Portal so saves timeand multiple versions of a file
Allows the student to regain access to their account if they forget their Username and Password
Self-service log-in credentials retrieval with security question
Ensures that the student can access the Student Portal without intervention fromthe school
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Reduces admin workload as no passwordresets to administer
• Secure as the student must know theanswer to a security question of theirchoosing
Helps the System Administrator create accounts for students quickly and easily
Simple accountcreation via webinterface or spreadsheet import
Quickly create individual accounts for students as needed or bulk create studentaccounts periodically
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Detailed Specifications: Teacher App
Feature What it does
Allows staff to take attendance anywhere
View Timetable
Take Register
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Timetable view of staff’s lessons for the week in a grid
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View Student/Group Details
Real time data on each student accessible from the App
BehaviourShows positive/negative/neutral behaviour events logged for students
Digital version of the teacher's timetable means they always know which classes they have
• Changes to the timetable are updated inreal time with the App
Colour coded with the defined subjectcolours to make the timetable moreaccessible
Keeps the staff aware of attendance percentage figures and attendance marks in real time
Classwork Observation
Record and upload your observations
Parent Evening Appointments
View and edit all appointments
Report CardView and edit all report cards
Communication Logs
Add communication logs
Send alerts Create and send alerts to parents
Safeguarding Incident
Log any incidents against a student
• Easily access each student's data such as emergency contacts, parental/guardian contacts, etc
• Easily log student behaviour or trigger a behaviour event without needing to log into the desktop MIS
• Allows you to record classroom observations directly with the children in the classroom. Instant uploading of evidence from your mobile device
• Have information at your fingertips and check who is attending with just a glance
• Keep up-to-date with the progress of your pupils on report card from anywhere
• Quickly add notes to a child’s record whilst it is fresh in your mind
• Send alerts out to all staff directly from your mobile device
• Be able to log information directly from your mobile device as soon as it happens
Bromcom MIS Apps
Prepared: October 2020 Version 1
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